Emotional eating

[MelanieC]

So this post is kind of difficult for me to write, but I'm wondering if anyone out there struggles with emotional eating and if they've found any good books to help them overcome this issue. I did a search on amazon, and there are so many books its overwhelming.

When I type in "emotional eating" on google, there are tons of brief articles on it, 5-step plans, 8-step plans, how-to's etc. with all the stuff I've heard before. I just really want to read something that goes beyond a one-page web article.

Any suggestions?

 

[Moxon]

I'm so sorry to hear about your struggle. I too suffered from this for many years (especially as a young child). I read several books by Geneen Roth and was delighted!!! I started with "breaking free from emotional eating". She even has a website. I hope this helps!

 

[lisa_la_machina]

MelanieC,

Another vote for Geneen Roth. She has a book that was made popular by Oprah (Women, Food, and God), but there is also another lesser known title I would recommend by Roth: Feeding the Hungry Heart: the Experience of Compulsive Eating.

I also have heard wonderful things about the book Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole. She also has a website: Homepage | Intuitive Eating. I can't vouch for this system personally, but I know others who have found great success with it--the premise being to break the "diet" mentality and rehaul one's relationship with food.

Wishing you all the best and hope you find the answers you are looking for.

 

[kariev]

I really loved "Eat what you love, love what you eat" by Michelle May

 

[irisfield]

Books by Laurel Mellin

 

[MelanieC]

Thanks everyone for your responses. I'm going to check out all of your suggestions.

 

[RapidBreath]

Yep. This one by Renee Stephens is my favorite.

 

[Repo]

I feel your pain....just Wednesday I ate a whole package of cookie dough....I'm good most of the time....but I was stressed and used food as my outlet.....

 

[breathe]

one more idea, sort of a unique approach that explores relationships with food through stories, myths and metaphor:

Eating in the Light of the Moon by Anita Johnston, PhD

 

[kariev]

Just came across this website http://www.isabelfoxenduke.com/ I figured I would share. She has some food articles and video blogs

 

[RapidBreath]

I know this is an old thread. But, I thought this link to Spark's page about emotional eating seemed relevant.

 

[tralaiven]

I know this is an old thread. But, I thought this link to Spark's page about emotional eating seemed relevant.

Thanks RapidBreath. I just looked at a few articles on the link and it looks very helpful.